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2017

The 62nd Eurovision Song Contest took place in Kiev in Ukraine.

In case you wonder why we use Kiev and not Kyiv, back in 2010, Reuters editor Robert Bessler responded to a reader’s query about the spelling.

“Kiev is not the Russian spelling. It is the commonly accepted English language spelling of the name,” he explained. “We are not writing in Ukrainian, we are writing in English, so we use commonly understood English names for cities – hence Munich rather than Muenchen, Cologne not Koeln, Rome not Roma, etc.”

Ready to hear all about Eurovision 2017?

OnEurope has packed its case and made sure to switch off the iron and cancel the milk. Some of our intrepid team will be...

Ukrainian Final result – Report to come!!!

Full report and songs to come but in the mean time - Have some results!! ;)  

Svala keeps it in the family for Eurovision

When Svala performs 'Paper' at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, one person cheering her on will know exactly what she's going through. Her father - Bo...

Eurovision 2017 – Mad about the boys?

In the good old days, hosting the Eurovision Song Contest was a job for women of a certain age with a penchant for chiffon...

Hungary – A Dal? – It’s like the MF from the...

It seems that the test of strength that is A Dal is back. Hungarian Broadcaster DUNA has today announced an exact facsimile of last...

Macedonia and Malta dance and sing alone

I was so busy enjoying my lunch I forgot to blog about Macedonia. Well – meh. I love this song, it’s one of my...

Monty’s Semi 2 Summary

Despite my knowing better I’m still given to folly, so once more, dear reader, I shall attempt a review of the semi from my...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown – Macedonia (FYR of)

Dance Alone by Jana Burčeska Every now and then a song comes along which completely bucks the trend of history for the country it represents....

Latvia: lovely boots and not a willy in sight

Triana Park complete the first semi-final with an energetic performance. She looks great, with a multi-length hairdo, chopped with sharp edges, in yellow and...

Levina’s eurovision life just got perfect

Berlin-born Levina will sing for Germany at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine. After a long and often torturous selection show, it all came...